native necklace

Within a gleaming ring, bubbly circle motifs are crafted by hand from sterling silver, accentuated by a cabochon of jade in natural "apple green" hues. This pendant necklace is created by Guatemalan artisan Estuardo Jimenez.

The alley cat does her best to stay in the shadows. Contending with other night creatures, the feline also prefers to be neither seen nor heard. No wonder they call them "cat burglars!" The nocturnal nature of the notorious alley prowler is captured in beautiful detail by Balinese artisan Made Wardika. The circular pendant features a smiling crescent-moon, hand-carved from bone, with a cat of sterling silver sitting beside it. A pair of faceted garnet gemstones flank them, while the top and bottom are adorned with amethyst and peridot gems. The entire necklace receives a combination of oxidized and high-polish finishes for stunning visual contrast.

The dazzling purple gems on Neeru Goel's capture intensity and passion. Indian artisans craft a large, beautiful pendant with plenty of drop-shaped amethyst gems that twinkle in the light. The pendant hangs from a sterling silver cable chain that fastens with a lobster claw clasp.

As the sun slowly rises over Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur, India, it stains the morning mist with a dreamy mauve color. Jaipur native Babun Dey uses a two carat pear-shaped checkerboard-cut amethyst to recreate that color in the center of this spectacular sterling silver pendant necklace. Roping borders the pear-shaped pendant whose design features scallop-shaped cutouts and sparkling dots against a darkly oxidized background. A lobster claw clasp secures the necklace's adjustable rolo chain.

Mystical, alluring Jaipur, Babun Dey's native city, is the inspiration for the Indian artisan's design of this fascinating sterling silver pendant necklace in which the metal's dark oxidized hues predominate. In a bezel setting in the center of the oval-shaped pendant, 5.5 carats of dazzling faceted green onyx is gracefully encircled by a dainty leafy vine, tiny silver balls, and arrow-shaped figures. A silver line weaving a serpentine pattern completes the pendant, which is suspended from an adjustable rolo chain and features a lobster claw clasp.